Rural OB & Maternal Services

The Rural Ob Access & Maternal Service (ROAMS) helps provide easier access to Telehealth and OB care for mothers living in rural northern New Mexico communities to help reduce commute time for pregnant women and new mothers. ROAMS also supports access to Family Navigators and Lactation Consultants as well as other pre and post-natal support services.

Care Coordination

Care coordination through ROAMS helps families understand what support is available, navigate referrals and resources, and connect with services during pregnancy, postpartum care and childhood. The ROAMS care coordinator can help families explore hospital-based, community-based and contracted resources, then identify the next right step.

Contact a care coordinator

Lauren Bailey, ROAMS Care Coordinator
LaurenBa@TaosHospital.org
(505) 901-7289
Located at: Women’s Health Institute & Taos Clinic for Children & Youth

Lactation Consultants

While it seems like breast feeding is a natural and easy relationship between a mother and a baby, it can be complicated and daunting. Lactation Consultants help pregnant women and new mothers better understand how to comfortably breast feed as well as overcome challenges that might arise. Breastfeeding should not be painful, lactation consultants can help and ROAMS helps provide their services for free or by insurance coverage.

More About ROAMS

ROAMS is a collaboration between Holy Cross Medical Center (HCMC) in Taos, Miner’s Colfax Medical Center (MCMC) in Raton, Union County General Hospital (UCGH) in Clayton to improve maternal health outcomes in Northeastern, New Mexico.

ROAMS is improving maternal access to care in the northeast region of New Mexico by setting up prenatal clinics at UCGH in Clayton, creating Telehealth communication between the 4 hospitals and clinics, as well as Telehealth communication with expectant mothers from their own homes.

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